The Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy Wednesday, February 24, 2016. The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued a correction Wednesday, March 23, 2016, for the number of layoffs expected in the closure of Noranda's alumina plant in Gramercy. The company will let 444 employees go if it closes as anticipated in May. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy Wednesday, February 24, 2016. The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued a correction Wednesday, March 23, 2016, for the number of layoffs expected in the closure of Noranda's alumina plant in Gramercy. The company will let 444 employees go if it closes as anticipated in May. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy Wednesday, February 24, 2016. The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued a correction Wednesday, March 23, 2016, for the number of layoffs expected in the closure of Noranda's alumina plant in Gramercy. The company will let 444 employees go if it closes as anticipated in May. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy Wednesday, February 24, 2016. The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued a correction Wednesday, March 23, 2016, for the number of layoffs expected in the closure of Noranda's alumina plant in Gramercy. The company will let 444 employees go if it closes as anticipated in May. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The state has revised a layoff notice issued last week for the Noranda alumina plant in Gramercy. The corrected figure the Louisiana Workforce Commission provided Wednesday (March 23) indicates 444 employees would lose their jobs if the plant closes as expected.

The company declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, citing declining aluminum prices and struggles in negotiating levies with the government of Jamaica, where its primary bauxite mine is located. Alumina is extracted from bauxite to create the the metal.

Noranda told the state it would complete a "fast track expansion" of its Gramercy plant's capacity to produce non-metallurgical and chemical grade alumina in order to attract new customers. If those measures fail to spur business, the company intends to go through with its plant closure by mid-May.

Noranda has already postponed its layoffs once and said the job cuts would be temporary if business conditions change. The company suffered a significant setback earlier this year when one of its main customers went bankrupt and a power outage shut down production at its smelter at New Madrid, Missouri.